Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-09


a horse and buggy, he said, to drive
around the country and look for a job of
painting; that be was hard up and wanted
a job. 1 didn't like his looks and as be
wanted my buggy for four days, didn't
hire it to him. l then showed him Bo.
dell's picture. He didn't remember b.
cell, however. The livery man knew moth
ing of where the men had gone.
TORONTO.
| knew from information [ had before
left home, that the fugitives had been in
Ingersoll, Canada, but thought they had
left there. 1 went to Toronto, got list
of all the carriage makers in town, hired a
buggy. engaged boy who knew the
streets we'll to go with me. and started
around to them. 1 made a practice of
showing the photographs Of the men to
every employer, and at one establishment
l was showing them when a workman
stepped up and identified Clinedinst's as
that Of man who was then working at
Jack Dixon g on Bay street. went to the
Police Inspector and got an officer and
went to Dixon's. but no such man was
working there. At the last place [ went
to, some Agricultural works, 1 found that
Bodell identified by his picture) had been
there for work just after he left Staunton.
The Manager of the works told me that
Bodell told him that he had left nice
little business in the United States and
that his partner was to have met him in
Toronto. L remarked said the Mana
ger, L reckon you are one OF the boodlers
from New York Bodell replied. 1T
don't make any difference about that I
am in Canada now.'
INGERsOLL.
then started for Ingersoll, just 100 miles
from Toronto, and arrived there about
noon. I walked up the main street and
saw the Police Headquarters, but they
were locked up. I stood around the door
awhile and boy passing with others at
the time looked at me and said to his COM
panions, ''I'll bet that's one of them hood
lers now.' Finding 1 was attracting SO
much attention [ walked into the engine
house, next door, and asked a very pleas
ant fellow inside if he could get me po-
liceman. He went out and brought me a
very old one. ] told him my business and
told him thought the men were working
in some carriage factory there. I went to
Madden carriage factory with the officer.
Madden, who is an old man, answered
very uncertainty my Inquiries as to whether
the two men had been working for him,
but his son Charleston seeing the two
photos said promptly. Eyes; they both
worked here. The big fellow went by the
name of George M. Berry. The other man
was only called Charlie.'' Old Mr.. Madden
was persuaded to get out his books and
see under what names he had paid them
off, but he said he couldn't find it set
down.
A SURE TRAIL.
then asked him where they boarded
AMI w2a told the place. It was a third
rate tavern with bar-room. l went there
and found grabbed and uncommunlca-
tive landlord. l asked if he hadn't had
two men boarding there who worked at
Madden's and what were their names?-
He said one was George Berry but he
didn't know the name of the little fellow.
The big one could drink all the whiskey
you could give him, but the little fellow
didn't do much in that line. I asked to
look at his hotel register and when l
turned back the leaves to March 10Th, [
found registered George Nj. Berry,
Ohio" The s'Berry" had evidently been
put on after the first name written "Bo-
dell' had been scratched off. and the
"Ohio "had been written where virginia"
had been scratched off for the V. g. and i.
a. were still showing. The proprietor gave
me permission to cut out the registered
name and I cut it out and brought 1t home
with me.
After making this find" went back
to Madden's and asked him if he had any
idea of where the two men had gone. He
said he expected they had gone to Brant-
ford, as Hext there was advertising for
painters, and they left on Saturday night
after they were paid off. [ then started
for the depot to 60 to Brantford. walking
between two policemen who were accom-
panying me to the cars. The 'boodler"
excitement is very general in Canada since
the New York Aldermen's flight there,
and found at the depot from the atten-
ton I attracted that my companions had
given me the appearance of captured
ssboodler.'' They and I carried on the
joke while.
BRANTFORD-RUN TO EARTH,
I got to Brantford and the street car
driver pointing out the police headquar-
ters to me, l got cut and went there. L
told the Chief Of Police my business and
he was very cordial with me, l told him
about Hext's, and he said he would find
out that night about it and 1 should go to
my hotel and not be seen. l went to my
hotel and sat in the balcony. The electric
light was shining very brightly and 1 saw
Bodell's Oldest son come by, go into the
bar-room, come out, pass into the hotel
and then come out and walk off. About 9
O'Clock that night the Chief Of Police
came to the hotel and said, Il think [
have got both your men located. Cline
dlnst is working at HeXt's under the
name of Charles Paxton, and Bodell is
working at Buffalo, n. Y.'' l then told
the Chief to telegraph to Buffalo for the
arrest of Geo. NJ. Berry," and he went
up to the telegraph operators house,
walked him up, and got him to go to the
Office and send the telegram.
IN JAIL-woULDN'T COME WITHOUT
EXTRACTION.
The next Gay at s A. M. the Chief of
Police came to the hotel and said, II
have your man in Jail and you must come
~. a,ad 1dantifu him y I went I'D TO the